Juicy Bits

Juicy Bits

By Taia Handlin, BTRtodaySociety & CultureSexuality
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Juicy Bits episodes

  • Bernie Sanders and Queefing: Normalizing Female Bodies
    "This week we're talking about the Unity Tour that Bernie Sanders and new DNC Chair Tom Perez have embarked on, and what their rejection of reproductive rights as a fundamental part of the progressive platform means for American women. Later we are joined by Olivia Harrison, a writer for female-centric platform Refinery29, to talk about queefing and other aspects of women's bodies that have been ostracized as "gross." This newly relevant bit aired on a previous episode of my former podcast, "Biology of the Blog," and can be found here. If you're interested, also check out my piece "Let's Talk About Queefs," all about the all-female Ghostbusters reboot and its infamous queef joke.
    The connection? America needs to get its act together and remember that women's bodies are not alien bodies, but normal, functioning human bodies that deserve every bit of respect and autonomy that male bodies receive.
    00:00 - Mic Break
    06:22 - Twist Quest - Mew
    09:41 - Queefing with Olivia Harrison
    17:46 - Ay Ay Ay - Mew
    21:27 - Send Off
    21:36 - Learn Our Crystals - Mew
    27:00 - Finish
    "
    27 min
  • Sexy Ads In Unsexy Places
    "So today is part 2 of our chat with Lissa Rivera and Trey Tyler about their work for the Museum of Sex and the process of getting ads for a sex museum into public spaces like the subway. SURPRISE it's difficult.
    We're also saying goodbye to BFF Rep. Jason Chaffetz, who has announced he will not run for reelection and may not even finish his term. Bye Felicia.
    00:00 - Mic Break
    08:14 - Love Is Love - Woods
    13:15 - Sexy Ads, With The Museum of Sex
    21:51 - Lost In A Crowd - Woods
    24:55 - Send Off
    25:33 - Love Is Love (Sun On Time) - Woods
    29:54 - Finish
    "
    30 min
  • Museum of Sex
    "Today we’re talking with Lissa Rivera and Trey Tyler about their work at the Museum of Sex here in New York. Lissa is a photographer and associate curator and Trey is the senior designer. We're talking with them about the museum's current exhibition, Night Fever: New York Disco 1977-1979, The Bill Bernstein Photographs.
    "The unique context of these clubs allowed for unprecedented interaction between groups — straights danced with gays, whites with blacks and Latinos, young with old, and rich with poor. By publicly embracing alternate and previously hidden identities, these pioneers created revolutionary boundary-crossing communities of possibility and joy, paving the way for a future culture of inclusivity." - The Museum of Sex
    00:00 - Mic Break
    01:52 - Nancy - Apocalipstick
    05:34 - Museum of Sex, with Trey Tyler and Lissa Rivera
    21:07 - Forever Fool - Apocalipstick
    25:38 - Send Off
    26:25 - Running - Apocalipstick
    30:13 - Finish
    "
    31 min
  • Sexpert Haylin Belay
    "I’m sitting down with Haylin Belay, a health educator who specializes in human sexuality, and has been teaching people how to lead safe and awesome sex lives for over seven years.
    "I don't just talk about sex - I know about it."
    00:00 - Mic Break
    00:48 - Make Out - OxenFree
    04:28 - Teaching Sex Ed With Haylin Belay
    28:49 - Run for the Night - OxenFree
    34:16 - Send Off
    34:34 - Lucky - OxenFree
    37:45 - Finish
    "
    38 min
  • Sexy Theater
    "Today we’re sitting down with Elizabeth Weitzen, event and theatrical producer for Shag, an awesome shop in Brooklyn that bills itself as more of a "sexy shop," as it fuses sex and art. They sell everything from hot massage candles to giant vibrating butt plugs to decorative bronze, vulva-shaped door handles. Elizabeth produces Shag Playhouse, Shag's experimental and erotic theater company. We're talking sexy dinner theater and bizarre sex shop patrons. Get ready.
    00:00 - Mic Break
    02:29 - Disco Kid - Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2
    06:51 - Shag Playhouse with Elizabeth Weitzen
    25:15 - Steve Pink - Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2
    28:01 - Send Off
    28:23 - Star Stuff - Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2
    32:30 - Finish
    "
    33 min
  • Dating In Your Band
    "Today we’re sitting down with BTR's own Becca Chodorkoff, a writer and musician. She currently sings and plays bass in her band “Drug Couple” with her boyfriend Miles Robinson. They met while he was producing the album “Worst Way” with her former band, Rosebug. we’re talking about sexism in music and art in general, and also what it’s like being in an artistic partnership with your romantic partner.
    Check out "Worst Way" on Spotify
    00:00 - Mic Break
    01:16 - Hello - Rosebug
    03:41 - Owning Your Art
    08:00 - Ordinary Girl - Rosebug
    10:54 - Dating Your Bandmate
    17:43 - Sundowner - Rosebug
    20:56 - Send Off
    20:21 - Someone New - Rosebug
    24:03 - Finish
    "
    25 min
  • BTRtoday Tries Thinx
    "Today we're talking about BTRtoday'st Irina Groushevaia's, experience with Thinx period underwear. It's possible farting also came up, as it so often does. This was recorded before all the hubbub about sexual harassment of Thinx employees by "She-EO" Miki Agrawal, so apologies that we don't mention it.
    We're also talking about YouTube's censorship of LGBTQ content under the "YouTube Restricted" viewer option.
    00:00 - Mic Break
    05:16 - Take Me Back - Alice Jemima
    07:49 - Youtube’s LGBTQ Censorship
    11:48 - BTR tries Thinx
    22:22 - Licorice - Alice Jemima
    25:23 - Send Off
    25:31 - Electric - Alice Jemima
    28:37 - Finish
    "
    29 min
  • Pussy Hats for Pussies
    "Today we've got Irina Groushevaia, BTRtoday's Social Media Director and photo blogger, in the studio. We're talking International Women's Day and the Koneko Cat Cafe that joined forces with the Pussy Hat Project to raise money for Planned Parenthood. Check out the rest of the BTRtoday Photo Blog.
    This episode has ups and downs and is full of feelings left and right. Come feel our feelings with us.
     
    Both photos courtesy of Irina Groushevaia as well as shameless self promotion of myself and fellow BTRtoday ladies Elena, and Becca.
     
    00:00 - Mic Break
    00:44 - Hey Judy - The Duke of Surl
    04:10 - Pussy Hats for Pussies, with Irina
    22:33 - Look Who’s Talking Too - The Duke of Surl
    26:22 - Send Off
    26:45 - You Know My Father - The Duke of Surl
    31:16 - Finish
    "
    32 min
  • Legal Momentum
    "Today is a joint interview with myself and Zach Schepis, host of the BTR podcast Third Eye Weekly, with Carol Robles-Roman, president and CEO of Legal Momentum. It's the largest legal organization dedicated to protecting women's and rights and we'll be talking about her forecasts for the coming years under such a conservative administration as well as Legal Momentum's latest lawsuit against Backpage.com.
     
    00:00 - Mic Break
    01:47 - One More Time Please - Jay Som
    05:27 - Legal Momentum with Carol Robles-Roman
    26:16 - The Bus Song - Jay Som
    29:51 - Send Off
    30:00 - Lipstick Stains - Jay Som
    31:48 - Finish
    "
    32 min
  • Getting Older, Getting Sexier
    "Today we’re sitting down with Dr. Miriam Forbes, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota whose research is looking at the relationship between sexual quality of life and aging. They found that as people age, they might be having less sex but the sex they’re having might be a heck of a lot better than the sex you’re having.
    Also apologies to our listeners - due to some technical difficulties, you might hear a screech near the beginning of the interview.
    00:00 - Mic Break
    06:16 - Tell Me - All Our Exes Live in Texas
    09:43 - Sex and Aging with Dr. Miriam Forbes
    19:34 - Boundary Road - All Our Exes Live in Texas
    22:53 - Send Off
    23:02 - The Devil’s Part - All Our Exes Live in Texas
    26:43 - Finish
    "
    27 min

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On Juicy Bits, we take a look at all things sex: how we're doing it, why we do what we do in bed, and the politics of reproductive justice. It's a messy, sticky landscape and we approach it with a…